Silver Medal Contest judge at Monroe and local obituaries
Albert Vander Ploeg, principal, judged the Silver Medal Contest in Monroe Friday. The remains of James R. Price were buried at Price cemetery after living as Summit township's oldest settler since 1843. Several local residents visited, traded news, and attended church and community events, including a wooden wedding anniversary celebration for Dr. and Mrs. Howe with gifts and refreshments.
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Albert Vander Ploeg
Monroe
James R. Price
Price
Summit
Summit Township
Michigan
P. Price
Mr. Price
Ethel Webb
W. P. Creger
John Yoakum
Durham men introduce new road graders for township use
Roy Roberts returned from Kansas City where he was treated for injuries from railroad yard accidents and nears full recovery. S W Clark and W M Roberts, highway officials for the north Clay subdivision, visited Harvey to set up the latest road graders for township crews, one per subdivision.
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Roy Roberts
W. M. Roberts
Kansas City
R. R
Kansas
S. W. Clark
Clay
Harvey
Local greetings span Oskaloosa and nearby towns
Last week events list residents traveling and visiting: Mrs Rev K J Dykema and Miss Mabel Van Beek to Oskaloosa on Tuesday. Jerry Riggs and Leta visited relatives last Thursday. Richard Synhorst called on business in Oskaloosa last Saturday. Lottie and Jennie Dykstra visited Pella last Thursday. Fred Vander Zyl and Geo Ver Steeg visited with Mr and Mrs Jno Vander Zyl last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McMillan
Knoxville
Allen Anderson
Pella
Here
English Creek
van Costum Place
J. W. Stine
Durham
Bertha Tosseling
Rose Hill
Lou. Gosselink
Leighton
Dr. Howe
Mabel Butter
Oskaloosa
L. S
K. J. Dykema
Mabel van Beek
Jerry Riggs
Leta
Richard Synhorst
Lottie
Jennie Dykstra
Fred Vander Zyl
Geo. Ver Steeg
Mrs. Jno. Vander Zyl
Calumet Baking Powder Wins Top Award at World Show
Calumet Baking Powder Co received the highest prize at the World's Pure Food Exposition in Chicago in November 1907. The ad touts purity, quality, and wholesomeness, noting Calumet’s independence from Trust brands, low price of 25 cents per pound, and consistent strength for reliable baking results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet Baking
Chicago
Calumet Baking Powder Co
The
Trust
Calumet
Calumet Baking Powder Receives Top Factory Award
The Calumet Baking Powder plant is described as exceptionally clean and sanitary, equipped with modern machinery and among the largest of its kind in the United States. Materials are the finest and purest, selected and analyzed by chemists, with strict tests ensuring powder remains pure in can and in food. The award sets a standard that Calumet is the best in every manufacturable respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Calumet i
May magazines praised for voices and art features
The May issues of Delineator Woman's Home Companion and Farm and Fireside offer praise for American girls voices, prize covers, and art like Balfourner's Memories. They feature fiction titles, Home content on fashion and cookery, and farm life articles including coffee raising in Hawaii orchard management and windbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Pfeifer
May Woman's Home Companion
William Balfourner
Hawaii
Farm Press
Expert Commissioners Give Awards at 1907 Exposition
Public notice lists renowned experts who judged awards at the World's Pure Food Exposition in Chicago in November 1907 including Dr. Harvey W. Wiley and Prof. Walter S. Haines. The item also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a health tonic from I. D. Stubenrauch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
United States
Alfred H. Jones
Illinois
Walter S. Haines
Rush Medical College
John Harper Long
Northwestern University Medical School
Hollister
F. D. Stubenrauch
I. D. Stubenrauch
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Granger
Sailor’s Pride
Eglantine Jolly Tar
Bridie Bit
Tinsley
J.T
American Tobacco CO
St. Louis, Mo
Otley
J. W. Lancaster
Grandmother Brown
Eva Bryant
Grant Kersey
H. Miller
Llive
Pella Fair Ground
H. M. Fisk
America
Ellen Beach Yaw
May
Roxana
Anne Warner
Emma Lee Walton
I, D. Stubenrauch
DeWittt
Langerak
Ily Feta Pepese
Tore Bros
Cannon
Tone Brothers
Des Moines
Lowa
Gary
Sollettora
Mother Mac i
Cpostal
van Keenh
Aichivis
Elgin
Mlinoi
W. P. Spash Land
Marion Co
Hale and Lamb Co
A. H. Weber
Keables’ Drug Store
Rock Island
LaSalle
J. M. Cox
H.C. Payne
Adam French
Payne & French
Citizens National Bank
Pella Public Library
Carolyn van Vliet
the Chronicle
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